Sweatband



S. DOYNE AND S. KAVAL.

SWEATBAND.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3, 1916.

1 72,342, Patented Mar. 22, 1921.

Sum 11 Attest: s E? Inventors:

1114mm My UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SIMON DOYNE AND SAMUEL Kevan, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

SWEATBAND.

following is a specification.

This invention relates to hats and caps for men and boys, with more particular reference to sweat-bands for caps and what are known as crush hats. In what are known as. stiff hats, and even so-called soft" hats, the material is sufficiently stiff that the crown maintains its substantially oval shape at the brim under any ordinary conditions, and it is therefore apparent that the common one-piece sweat-band, of uniform width, may be employed. However, in connection with caps and so-called crush hats, the employment of a sweat-band such as that to which we have referred, would not only impair the desired flexible quality of the cap or hat, giving the same an undesirable stiffness, but would become folded and creased when the cap or hat was crushed, as these articles often are when not worn, the same oftenbeing carried in the pocket of a garment of the wearer, and these folds and creases being more or less permanent in character, discomfort in wearing would result.

For the above and other reasons, caps and crush hats have generally been made without sweat-bands or with much less desirable bands of soft fabric.

The object of the present invention is the provision of a sweat-band which will serve all of the desirable purposes of the wellknown hat sweat-band, yet which may be applied to soft caps and crush hats with the least possible impairment of the1r flexible qualities and without discomfort to the wearer.

Our invention will be more readily understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a bottom view of a cap with the sweat-band embodying our invention and Fig. 2-is a bottom view of a cap with our improved sweat-band applied thereto.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, a preferred embodiment of our invention as Specification of Letters Patent. I Patented I i 22 1921 Application filed. March 3, 1916.

Serial No. 81,808.

shown in Fig. 2, comprises three parts, each of the usual flexible leather or leather substitute, a middle part 3 and side or end parts 4 and 5. The middle part or portion 3 1s cut to provide a circular edge 6, which 1s the lower edge of the band when the sameis applied to the cap or hat, and a sub stantially straight edge 7 which is rounded at the ends of the part or portion, as shown. Theportions 4 and 5 are opposite counterparts of each other, each being cut to provide a circular edge 8 which, when the ends of said portions have been attached to the ends of the middle portion 3, corresponds to the circular edge 6 and forms asymmetrical continuation thereof.

Each of the parts 4: and 5 is cut to pr0 vide a relatively wide and rounded end 9, from which said part tapers to a narrow or pointed end 10, upon which an end of the part 3 is overlapped.

The three parts are preferably joined together by a continuous binding strip 11 of fabric, stitched over the circular edge of the three parts, as shown. In addition to this binding strip, we prefer to apply a suitable adhesive between the overlapping ends of the three parts, although this is not essential.

In applying our improved sweat-band to a cap or hat, as shown in Fig. 1, wherein numeral 12 designates a cap of ordinary and well-known construction, the middle part 3 of the band is attached to the front of the cap or hat, and then the band is sccured thereinin the usual manner, the ends 9 being brought together at the rear of the cap where they are preferably secured together, by the tape or cord 13, in a common and well-known manner, as shown.

WVe have found that a sweat-band con structed and applied substantially as shown and described herein, accomplishes all that could be desired in an article of this character, and yet possesses sufficient flexibility that it will interfere in no manner with ready folding or crushing of the cap or hat to which it is applied and subsequent comfort of the wearer.

Many modifications of minor details of our improved sweat-band will doubtless readily suggest themselves to those skilled in the art to which it appertains, and we therefore do not desire to limit our invention to the specific construction herein shown and described.

We claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A sWeat-bandfor caps and hats comprising a plurality of sections of symmetrically varying widths suitably joined together at their ends.

2. A sweat-band for hats and caps comprising a plurality of overlapping sections of symmetrically varying widths suitably secured together.

3. A sweat-band for caps and hats C0111- prising a plurality of sections suitably secured together, said band as a whole being relatively narrow Where the sections are secured together and relatively wide intermediate said joints.

4;. A sweat-band for caps and hats comprising a plurality of sections secured together by means of a continuous binding strip applied to corresponding edges thereof.

5. A sweat-band for caps and hats comprising a plurality of sections with overlapping ends, said sections being secured together by means of a continuous binding strip applied to correspondin ed es thereof.

6. A sweat-band for caps and hats com- V wide therebetween.

prising a plurality of sections with overlapping ends, said sections being secured together by means of a continuous binding strip applied to corresponding edges thereof and a suitable adhesive between said overlapping ends.

T. A cap or hat provided with a sectional sweat-band which comprises a middle portion extending substantially to each side of the cap, and rear portions extending from the ends of said front portion to the rear of the cap or hat.

8. A cap or hat provided with three-part sweat-band, said parts being suitably secured together at the ends thereof, and said band being relatively narrow where said parts are secured together and relatively In testimony of the foregoing, hereunto set our hands in the presence of two witnesses.

SIMON DOYNE, SAMUEL KAVAL. lVitnesses GoLDIE L. EoKsrEIN, H. R. CONWAY.

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